The Office National des Pêches (ONP), Morocco’s national fisheries office, reported that landings from coastal and artisanal fishing in Mediterranean ports reached 13,461 tonnes (T) at the end of November, down 17% on the same period last year.
In its latest report on Moroccan coastal and artisanal fishing statistics, the ONP states that, in value terms, these landings were up 9% to over 608.83 million dirhams (MDH) during the first eleven months of 2024, compared with the same period a year earlier (559.86 MDH).
By species, the quantities of pelagic fish landed in these ports, located on the coast from Tangier to Saidia, fell by 31% to 5,083 tonnes at the end of November, for an estimated value of over MAD 125.13 million (-13%), compared with over MAD 143.77 million / 7,384 tonnes at the end of November 2023.
Landings of white fish reached 2,288 tons at the end of November (-14%), with a value of over 94.33 million dirhams (-4%), compared with around 98.21 million dirhams / 2,652 tons year-on-year.
Cephalopod landings rose by 22% to 4,730 tons, generating revenues of over MAD 301.46 (+28%), while shellfish landings increased by 12% to 1,293 tons, generating revenues of MAD 87.80 (+16%).
As for shellfish landings, they fell by 99% to 9 tons, for revenues of 63,000 dirhams, compared with over 7.30 MDH/ 1,041 T a year earlier, while seaweed landings increased to 59 tons, compared with 1 ton.
At national level, landings of marketed products from coastal and artisanal fishing reached 1,233,568 tonnes at the end of November 2024, down 1% on the same period a year earlier. In terms of value, these landings rose by 6% to almost 10 billion dirhams.
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